Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The family of an 11-year-old woman who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother mentioned the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed in the course of the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she or he was just crying, like 'I feel it simply hit Miah. I think every little thing got here to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera said Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two academics killed. Her pals and classmates have been also targeted.

Rivera said that's when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she may faux she was lifeless," mentioned Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over again, however that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her buddy full of blood and she received blood and put it on herself."

Miah was injured however taken to the hospital and has been released.

"My brother said she had bullet fragments in her back," mentioned Rivera.

Rivera, a mom of three, said the household is rallying around Miah to assist her get better bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to help us transfer forward by this example, I do know it's traumatizing as it is," stated Rivera.

Practically everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of someone within the mass taking pictures at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting each other as they begin dealing with the tragedy.